T he Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to free Northern states with the help of sympathetic abolitionists, has long made for rich stories. Two recent New York Times bestselling books receiving high praise have managed to turn the Underground Ra...

Read More This Year by Melinda Hodges Is your New Year’s resolution to read more this year? What a great resolution! Here are some ideas on how to get started! Make it a habit. Pick a time each day that you are going to read. Consider having a dedicated reading space. Set a goal! Pick a realistic nu...

W hat better way to celebrate Halloween than to scare yourself silly with a creepy book? Even better – give your friends and family scary books that they’ll love! All Hallows Read was devised by Neil Gaiman who thought that there weren’t enough traditions that involved giving each other books. His s...

By Marc Hunter I ’ll admit it. I have been snobbish against short stories. I just didn’t see the point and thought that an author needed a few hundred pages to tell a good story. But now I have seen the light. Why consider reading short stories? It’s the good stuff. No fluff or filler here. Authors ...